Vinyl pressings
by Eric Weissberg · 1972
Dueling Banjos was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 8 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
PGA 0035 -1C T11Run-out Side A
PGA 0036 -1D T11Run-out Side B
(PGA0035)Label Side A
(PGA0036)Label Side B
(PGA0035)V1RE1Label A
(PGA0036)Label B
PGA 0035 V1-1BSide A, variant 1
PGA 0036-1ASide B, variant 1
PGA 0035 V1-1B pSide A, variant 2
PGA 0036-1B pSide B, variant 2
PGA-0035--2A V1 TSide A runout variant 1 stamped [V1 T etched]
PGA-0036--1F TSide B runout variant 1 stamped [T etched]
PGA 0035 V1-1 BSide A runout variant 2 stamped
PGA 0036- 1BSide B runout variant 2 stamped
PGA 0035 V1-1D T IIRunout A
PGA 0036-1D T IIIIRunout Side B
(PGA0035)Label A
(PGA0036)Label B
WB-7659 PGA-0035-V1 1BRunout A variation 1
WB-7659 PGA-0036 > 1ARunout B variation 1
WB-7659 PGA-0035-V1-1C SIIRunout B variation 2
WB-7659 PGA-0036 > 1A SIRunout B variation 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 6212First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records WB 7659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B 7659First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B 76597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B.7659First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 107First year7", 45 RPM, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress |
| 1972 | Sweden | Warner Bros. Records WB 16223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | Warner Bros. Records WB 16.223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | Warner Bros. Music WB 16223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16223First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 162237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 162237", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 162237", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 162237", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16223 / Warner Bros. Records REP 35767", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 162237", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
49 vinyl pressings of Dueling Banjos are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1972 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 7659, released November 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 7659, K 16223, SAM 7, WB 6212) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PGA 0035 -1C T11 and PGA 0036 -1D T11. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
